Poor quality drugs affecting battle against childhood cancer


Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia or ALL is a blood cancer that affects a type of white blood cell called lymphocytes. — Wikimedia Commons

In conjunction with Childhood Cancer Awareness month, we celebrate the progress made in treating acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), the commonest childhood cancer.

Every year, one in 25,000 children are diagnosed with ALL worldwide.

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